New Mexico @ Dayton Game Thread
 

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New Mexico Lobos
Last Season: 30-5 (14-2)
Key Losses: Darington Hobson, Roman Martinez
Head Coach: Steve Alford

Projected Starting Lineup
PG: Dairese Gary 6-1 Sr.
SG: Phillip McDonald 6-5 Jr.

SF: Tony Snell 6-7 Fr.
PF: Emmanuel Negedu 6-7 So.
C: AJ Hardeman 6-8 Jr.
Key Reserves: Drew Gordon 6-9 Jr. PF, Jamal Fenton 5-9 So. PG, Alex Kirk 6-11 Fr. C, Kendall Williams 6-3 Fr. PG

Nobody outside of New Mexico thought the Lobos were going to have the success they had last season. They were projected to finish fifth in the Mountain West. They not only won the Mountain West, winning 30 games overall and going 14-2 in conference play, but they finished the season ranked in the top 10 in the country and got a No. 3 seed in the NCAA tournament.

After narrowly escaping No. 14 seed Montana in the first round, 62-57, the Lobos were eliminated by Washington in the second round, 82-64. With senior leader Roman Martinez and versatile star.........

http://www.collegehoopsnet.com/43-ne...preview-168793

This will be a key game for UD. May make or break the season.

Another big one.

BTW - Bucky sounds like poop on the pre-game show. Someone, at the Arena, needs to slip him a boilermaker to help his cold. A win will also help him quite a bit, I'm sure. :D

Get better, Bucky!

Go Flyers!

I'm here at ringside, ready for the Battle!

Just want to hear you yell "Warm up the Bus!" at the end! :yay:

Go Flyers!

Any video link yet? I think I'm still signed up for the cbs sports package but they show the game starting 4pm et. I'm confused (what else is new?)

Any linky goodness out there?

Bucky's condition is a good reason to forget eating seafood and stick with steak and potatoes

0-4 from the field so far

Horrible defense and shooting so far.

1-8 from the field...wonderful start.

Can't believe how bad this team shoots--it was supposed to be an area of improvement from last year

Not to mention NM is an atrocious rebounding team and they are taking us to the woodshed in that category.

Kavanugh needs to quit being a foul machine

Well, NM certainly can't complain about the officiating...6 attempts to our 0.

Again this team can't seemt to stop dribble drive without fouling

Make that 8 ****ing attempts.

Energy -- UNM

That is a terrible call on Staten!!!!!!

They haven't hit a 2 point shot -- and another dribble drive by NM that results in another foul

What happened to the rule change from two years ago????

Haven't got to the 12 minute TO and already UD has 7 fouls

At the under 12 min mark...we have 6 points.....SIX people.

gotta recover quickly or its a blowout.

Did they party to much last night?

I hate to complain about reffing but how was that not over the back on Staten????

Bout time

Paul Williams, finally.

4-20 they should be embarassed

glad JS realizes he has a safety valve out near the half court on those inbounds.

Will now be 10 FTA to our ZERO

****.....game over......we can't compete with 10 FT to none and we now already have like 10 fouls on us...on our home court.

11 points so far????? So much for a better shooting team this year.

Yeah... game over. Just like George Mason.

The blowout may be just beginning--Staten with his 2nd charging foul at the under 8 minute TO means Parker has to be the PG for the rest of the half

Wow is Staten quick.

Um...we lead by double digits against GM, we have 11, XI, 1-1, points at the 7 min mark.

And now we get to shoot our first set of FT's....about time.

Anyone think a zone might be in order to stop the dribble drive?

When CJ starts missing FT's you know it's going to be a long day

How was that not a foul?

Nice extra pass to Parker for three

Can't believe as bad as they're playing they're only down 4

Paul and Josh P. came to play.

Parker WTF was that?

Exactly, it's the only thing giving me hope is that we're playing so bad.

And just as quicky they are down 10

make that 12

Well and now it might not matter. They can't miss. We just got punked.

Make it 12.

This effort is beyond disappointing.

33-23 New Mexico leads.

When a team is hot, it's often said they can't keep up the pace
with UD the opposite seems to be true--they can keep shooting horrible for a game

What's pitiful is we are getting outrebounded 19-13 by a very bad rebounding team. That's the effort we brought today.

Stupid frustration foul.

35-25.

Brian Gregory with the bonehead coaching move of the year....CW doesn't play any under 3 minutes. Do we even have a coach????

Oh wait, the popcorn vendor must have realized CW needed to be in and he goes back in with a minute left.

1:13 to go in the half.
36-25.

Would love to hear what type of improvement Gregory has seen in this mess

36-27.
1 min to go

Parker free throws.
36-29.
42 seconds to go.

Again horrible defense on dribble drive

Somehow, someway, we are only down 6. I'll take it.

38-32 at halftime.
CJohnson hits a 3 with 3 seconds to go.

38 -- 32 at the half. Let's hope we got the sloppiness out of our system and come out strong to start the second half.

What difference does it make - the game was over 10 minutes ago.

We'll be OK. Need to attack in the 2nd half.

Only down 6 at the half

It will be over very quickly if they don't stop dribble drive

Ya, another half like that...lights out for UD.

Que the "you're not a true fan post"

Josh Parker has certainly helped keep us in this game. With JS catching a second foul, JP has had to come in with the team down. I think this might be his best performance in some time.

Bucky said that that was going to be a key to winning this game--
what's even more impressive than his scoring has been his protection of the ball

thanks to CJ too.

If they start the 2nd half slowly like they are prone to do, it will be hard to dig themselves out of that hole--especially after the ETSU debacle

I'm as comfortable being 6 down as I would be if we were 6 up.

39-34, 19 to go

Same here, but I'd rather be up 6.

Still 39-34.
New Mexico ball.
18:18 to go.

Watching CW can be so frustrating
2-9 and 2 charges

41-36.
17 to go.

Would love for UD to have a guard who can create their shot

44-39.
15:53 to go.

We're not passing well at all - a little better in the second half but not by much

CJ makes it a 2 point game.

44-42
15:22

Nevermind - that was better

CJ's gonna have to sit because of his 3rd foul

Remember when UD used to be able to run players in and out of a game like NM is able to do today

Wright needs to start to produce

Still 44-42, 13:08.
New Mexico with the ball after a Dayton foul.

Tied!

Keep it going. Our defense has improved.

44-44 after Wright dunk.
46-44 after quick New Mexico answer.
Kavanaugh charge and NM has the ball.
12:16 to go.

Can we please get over this hump now?

Playing better...def playing better on the D end.

Good defense by UD forces a New Mexico airball/shot clock violation.

Offense needs to step up

YESS!!!

Never mind Kavs was fouled before the shot.

We take the lead 47 -- 46

47-46.
11:05
New Mexico to shoot free throws.

CW wanted that! We have the lead again.

CW 0-2 from the FT line

49-49, 10:08